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Note: The data series are calculated as the average of annual mean concentrations for river stations in Europe. Only complete series after inter/extrapolation are included (see indicator specification).
The number of river stations included per country is given in parentheses:
1992-2018: Europe (966), Albania (2)***, Austria (39), Belgium (26), Czechia (19), Denmark* (37), Estonia (38), Finland** (65), France** (180), Germany (120), Ireland** (4), Latvia (12), Lithuania (22), Norway** (82), Poland (4), Slovakia (8), Slovenia (8), Spain** (151), Sweden* (109), Switzerland (6), United Kingdom** (36).
2000-2018: Europe (1390), Albania (7)***, Austria (41), Belgium (34), Cyprus (13), Czechia (19), Denmark* (38), Estonia (40), Finland** (76), France** (238), Germany (124), Iceland (1), Ireland** (50), Latvia (16), Lithuania (24), North Macedonia (19), Norway** (89), Poland (5), Romania (99), Serbia (34), Slovakia (8), Slovenia (10), Spain** (247), Sweden* (112), Switzerland (16), United Kingdom** (37).
(*all data total oxidized nitrogen, **some data total oxidized nitrogen, *** = data not included in the European average)
- Waterbase - Water Quality , European Environment Agency (EEA)
- Albania
- Austria
- Belgium
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom